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Texans don t have to prove they re eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, and some are jumping the line.
Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune
March 9, 2021
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Some Texans are jumping the line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images
When a new mom in Austin found out that COVID-19 vaccine appointments were open in Killeen, she sent her healthy, 28-year-old husband and her 65-year-old mother to get their injections.
Both were vaccinated, despite only one of them being eligible under the priority groups outlined by Texas state health officials.
“I mostly sent them to get vaccines to protect me and for our newborn baby’s sake since [my husband] tends to see more friends,” said the 37-year-old woman, who requested anonymity for fear of public retribution.
Texans don t have to prove they re eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, and some are jumping the line
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Over 6,000 COVID-19 vaccinations administered in 24-hour Vax-A-Thon
Volunteers and staff worked non-stop throughout the night to inoculate those who still needed the shot.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas - More than 6,000 first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine were distributed during the 24-hour Vax-A-Thon at the Kelly Reeves Stadium. Hitting six thousand in a 24 hour period is an incredible accomplishment, said Jen Stratton, Communications Director for Family Hospital Systems.
Volunteers and staff worked non-stop throughout the night to inoculate those who still needed the shot. We got a great group here that worked really hard, some people have been here the entire 24 hours, Stratton said.